Hi, Thanks for all the great input. I opted with, as I'm sure you can guess, the MacBook Pro retina. I'll be ordering it this week -- it's definitely going to be nice to delve into something else. Thanks again and best regards. On Friday, May 2, 2014 7:13:04 PM UTC-4, Tristan B. wrote:
> Hello, > > I've been a part of this group for some time now, and have enjoyed the > wealth of information that I've gleaned from observing. I've finally > come to the decision on switching from Windows to Mac. I'll either be > getting a MacBook Air, or MacBook Pro. > > One of the big things for me, however, is virtual machines (or > bootcamp). I still want to be able to virtualize a copy of Windows in > case I have programs that will only work on the Windows side. Right > now, the main things I do on Windows are word processing, internet > browsing, Skype which would be possible on the Mac side, music and the > occasional game (mostly MUDs using a low memory client). I would like > to get a steady balance between battery power and processing power > without having to deal with busyness and lag. > I have my eye on the MacBook Air 13 inch (with both processor options) > or the MacBook Pro. > MacBook Air configuration - 13 inch (256GB SSD HD): > 1.7GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost up to 3.3GHz > 8GB 1600MHz LPDDR3 memory > > Or the MacBook pro (without Retina, 13 inch): > 2.9GHz Dual-core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost up to 3.6GHz > 8GB 1600MHz DDR3 SDRAM -- 2x4GB > > I'm really stuck at this point -- what will work the bes? It's also > sort of nerveracking putting a large amount of money into something > that's already two years old. In all, I'm looking for something that > will last, has updated hardware, and can handle an OS running > alongside the Mac environment without any hiccups. I'm on a budget of > about 1,550 dollars. > I warmly welcome any advice. And yes, I know this list is mainly for > voiceover users -- but I thought, as a visually impaired user myself, > that it would be appropriate to ask here. > > Thanks in advance. > -Tristan > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
